ZayZoon
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Founded2014
HQCalgary, AB, Canada (with US HQ in Scottsdale, AZ)
FoundersDarcy Tuer
Total raised$103.7M
Latest roundSeries B, 2023
IndustryFintech / Earned Wage Access
The story
Founded 2014 in Calgary as a pure-play earned wage access provider charging employees a flat $5 per transaction. Has expanded from EWA into adjacent financial-wellness products including a VISA prepaid card (to offer fee-free payouts), a Perks/discount marketplace, and a Rewards & Recognition tool. Distribution strategy is heavily channel-led — embedded into payroll/HCM platforms (ADP, isolved, Execupay, EBC HCM/Asure) rather than direct employer sales.
Product timeline
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Launched ZayZoon VISA Prepaid Card for fee-free wage payouts.· card
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Launched ZayZoon Rewards & Recognition (R&R) product.· product
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Achieved ADP Marketplace Platinum Partner status.· partnership
2014
ZayZoon founded as an earned wage access provider for SMBs.· founding
2023
Raised $34.5M Series B led by Framework Venture Partners.· funding
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by ZayZoon
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
5 layers disclosed in ZayZoon’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
ZayZoon-funded wage advances (self-operated)
Banking / BaaS
in the full report
Card issuing
in the full report
Lending
in the full report
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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